PROGRAM
September 19, 2020
Aortic dissection awareness video release
September 22, 2020
Registration required
September 24, 2020
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Medical Information Day
September 26, 2020
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Presentations Session 1: Aortic Dissection: Causes, Prevention and Management
11 AM – 1 PM EDT
Aortic Dissection: Causes, Prevention and Management
What is an aortic dissection? Presentation and symptoms Kim Eagle, MD, University of Michigan, MI
What causes aortic dissection? Genetic and environmental risks Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, UT Health McGovern Medical School , TX
How do we treat acute type A dissections? Maral Ouzounian MD, PhD – University of Toronto, Canada
How do we treat acute type B dissections? Sherene Shalhub, MD, University of Washington, WA
How do we treat chronic dissections? Anthony L. Estrera, MD, FACS, UT Health McGovern Medical School , TX
Medical management to prevent and treat aortic dissection David Liang, MD, PhD , Stanford University Medical Center, Emeritus
Panel Discussion and Q&A (30 min)
Live discussion
Presentations Session 2: Living with an Aortic Dissection
1:00 – 2:30 EDT
Living with an Aortic Dissection
Depression and post-traumatic stress after dissection in patients and family members Z. Jeff Daskalakis MD PhD FRCP(C) University of California San Diego School of Medicine, CA
Exercise and activities after an aortic dissection Siddharth K. Prakash, MD, PhD, UT Health McGovern Medical School , TX
Aortic dissection risk with the COVID 19 pandemic Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai Hospital, NY
Research on causes and outcomes of aortic dissections Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD, Kim Eagle, MD, Sherene Shalhub, MD
Patient advocacy opportunities Cindy Reterrer, Lindsey Rusche, and Carin Anderson
Panel Discussion and Q&A (30 min)
Live discussion
Led by experts and not recorded